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Cattlemen Remain Committed to Quality
With ranchers continuing to produce high-quality beef at notable marks and consumer demand staying strong, Certified Angus Beef closed its books on the second-highest sales year of record. The brand’s success is a reflection of an entire community pointed toward providing premium beef, starting with steady supply.
Jumping In
In a fast paced and dynamic communications space, Certified Angus Beef seeks three students aspiring for opportunities beyond the classroom and through the beef supply chain. Three internship positions are available for college students majoring in agricultural communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or related areas.
Kansas Family’s Forward Thinking Earns 2022 Progressive Partner Award
Adapting Angus cattle to perform better, in tandem with the land, and create a better end product is a labor of love 33 years in the making for the Blythe family. Every year they’ve improved one breeding decision, management change, farm tour and conversation at a time.
Triangle H Named CAB Feedyard Commitment to Excellence Honoree
At Triangle H, problems are met with careful consideration of every possible outcome, solutions executed with care and evaluation. It’s simply how they deal with every challenge from people to cattle to equipment. Work to be the best in everything they do – a mindset Hands is passing on to his daughter. Their sharp focus on quality and thoughtful customer service earned Triangle H the 2022 Feedyard Commitment to Excellence Award from CAB.
Ranch Covey Hill Earns Canadian Commitment to Excellence Award
With a dream and a leap of faith, Ranch Covey Hill took shape. The Quebec-based Angus ranch has been built from the ground up, but always with customer satisfaction in mind. That’s what earned the Chenail family recognition from Certified Angus Beef at the brand’s 2022 Annual Conference.
Walter Angus Recognized as 2022 CAB Ambassador Honoree
Hudson, Colo., provides awe-inspiring views of the pristine Rocky Mountains as a backdrop to their picture-perfect cattle. It’s the ideal spot to introduce visitors to the place where beef begins. Their spirit of hospitality and work to share how they raise high-quality beef earned the Walter family the 2022 CAB Ambassador Award.
CAB Insider
Carcass Weights Find Bottom Late
Now is the time for cattlemen to evaluate the potential for exceptionally strong premiums in high quality CAB traditional and Prime carcasses down the road. When high quality carcasses are in short supply the price spreads tend to explode. Be ready.
Cutout Values Responsive to Conditions
Two weeks ago fed steer prices reached a new record fueled by strong demand and restricted headcounts. But we knew there was a seasonal ceiling and it lasted only as quickly as one can say “seasonal trend.” Paul shares more insights in this CAB Insider.
Behind the Brand
The Path to 2 Billion
Could the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand reach a billion pounds in sales? It was an audacious question back at the turn of the century when first considered. Some of the CAB team at the time were, candidly, more optimistic than me. We did the math and looked at so many of the trend lines that were in place from acceptance rates to certified head count. I wondered if the industry could respond.
When Beef Thanks Chicken
U.S. retail stores sold more than 245 million pounds (lb.) of fully cooked beef last year. That might sound good until you read all of that Power of Meat survey: retailers sold seven times more ready-to-eat chicken.
Much of that was rotisserie style, and beef aims to capture a fair share with its own Beeftisserie®, introduced last fall by Golden West Food Group, of Vernon, Calif.
Trading Places
Tagging by Dawn, Dishes by Dusk South Carolina rancher and chef trade places 7 Trading places It’s a near 3-hour drive from big-city Charleston to Ridge Spring, S.C. With every mile, people become fewer and cattle take their place. It’s a new commute for Jeremiah...
Success Stories
A heritage of quality
The first thing we talked about was how dry the winter had been. It was mid-April and the Kansas prairie didn’t look a day after January.
Tall tales and high standards
I’ve always been a big fan of good stories – tales of great adventure and overcoming adversity. The type of stories with characters who throw out the rulebook and make one of their own. Minnie Lou and daughter Mary Lou Bradley, along with Mary Lou’s husband James Henderson are those type of people.
Time and data will tell
“We want to be able to capture the true value of the genetics we’ve invested in,” Billy says. “And to do that, we need to hang them on the rail and see what they’re worth.”
Consumer Connection
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